Public Question Time
Anyone may submit a question to be read out at Public Question Time during a Council Meeting.
A limit of two questions may be submitted in writing online at https://www.burnie.tas.gov.au/Public-Questions, by post PO Box 973, Burnie TAS 7320, or by obtaining a form at the City Offices located at 80 Wilson Street, Burnie.
Questions must relate to the activities of Council and should be clear and concise with minimal pre-amble. Statements will not be accepted. Questions and answers cannot be debated. If a question is refused, a person’s name and the reason for refusal will be published in the Agenda or Minutes.
Questions asked during Public Question Time may be asked with or without notice:
- Questions on Notice: Questions received by 5pm Tuesday, one week prior to the Council Meeting, are treated as a Public Question on Notice. Your questions and answers will be published in the Agenda and Minutes of the Council Meeting. You do not need to be present at the meeting to ask your question.
- Public Questions without Notice: Questions received after 5pm Tuesday, but before 5pm Friday, prior to the Council Meeting, are treated as a Public Questions without Notice. Questions received after this time will be deferred to the next scheduled Council Meeting and be treated as a Public Question on Notice. You need to be present at the Council Meeting to ask your question. If your question is accepted, it will be either answered at the Council Meeting or Taken on Notice and tabled in the Minutes of the following meeting. If you are absent at the Meeting, the question will not be read or answered. Your question will be tabled at the next meeting as a Public Question on Notice.
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